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Minireviews:

Paul P. Bourbeau

Role of the Microbiology Laboratory in Diagnosis and Management of Pharyngitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3467-3472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Guillaume Bruant, Stephane Watt, Roland Quentin, and Agnes Rosenau

Typing of Nonencapsulated Haemophilus Strains by Repetitive-Element Sequence-Based PCR Using Intergenic Dyad Sequences
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3473-3480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yihong Li, Yaping Pan, Fengxia Qi, and Page W. Caufield

Identification of Streptococcus sanguinis with a PCR-Generated Species-Specific DNA Probe
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3481-3486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. S. Blanc, A. Wenger, and J. Bille

Evaluation of a Novel Medium for Screening Specimens from Hospitalized Patients To Detect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3499-3502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rita Verhelst, Tarja Kaijalainen, Thierry De Baere, Gerda Verschraegen, Geert Claeys, Leen Van Simaey, Catharine De Ganck, and Mario Vaneechoutte

Comparison of Five Genotypic Techniques for Identification of Optochin-Resistant Pneumococcus-Like Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3521-3525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Temitayo Ajayi, Leonard R. Allmond, Teiji Sawa, and Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish

Single-Nucleotide-Polymorphism Mapping of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion Toxins for Development of a Diagnostic Multiplex PCR System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3526-3531. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurent Poirel, Olivier Menuteau, Nathalie Agoli, Christian Cattoen, and Patrice Nordmann

Outbreak of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase VEB-1-Producing Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in a French Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3542-3547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. B. Rogers, C. A. Hart, J. R. Mason, M. Hughes, M. J. Walshaw, and K. D. Bruce

Bacterial Diversity in Cases of Lung Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients: 16S Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) Length Heterogeneity PCR and 16S rDNA Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Profiling
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3548-3558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosana B. R. Ferreira, Natalia L. P. Iorio, Karoline L. Malvar, Ana Paula F. Nunes, Leila S. Fonseca, Carla C. R. Bastos, and Kátia R. N. Santos

Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Comparison of Phenotypic and Genotypic Oxacillin Susceptibility Tests and Evaluation of the Agar Screening Test by Using Different Concentrations of Oxacillin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3609-3614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Nijs, R. Cartuyvels, A. Mewis, V. Peeters, J. L. Rummens, and K. Magerman

Comparison and Evaluation of Osiris and Sirscan 2000 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Systems in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3627-3630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carla Fontana, Marco Favaro, Antonio Pietroiusti, Enrico Salvatore Pistoia, Alberto Galante, and Cartesio Favalli

Detection of Clarithromycin-Resistant Helicobacter pylori in Stool Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3636-3640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Bennett, B. Lennon, H. Humphreys, and M. Cafferkey

Penicillin Susceptibility and Epidemiological Typing of Invasive Pneumococcal Isolates in the Republic of Ireland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3641-3648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Lynn K. Barrett, Sheila A. Lukehart, Bruno Schmidt, Martin Schriefer, and Caroline E. Cameron

Serodiagnosis of Syphilis: Antibodies to Recombinant Tp0453, Tp92, and Gpd Proteins Are Sensitive and Specific Indicators of Infection by Treponema pallidum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3668-3674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edmond Godfroid, Chang Min Hu, Pierre-François Humair, Alex Bollen, and Lise Gern

PCR-Reverse Line Blot Typing Method Underscores the Genomic Heterogeneity of Borrelia valaisiana Species and Suggests Its Potential Involvement in Lyme Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3690-3698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natacha Kourova, Valérie Caro, Christian Weber, Sabine Thiberge, Raisa Chuprinina, Galina Tseneva, and Nicole Guiso

Comparison of the Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis Isolates Circulating in Saint Petersburg between 1998 and 2000 with Russian Vaccine Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3706-3711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédéric Bert, Zahia Ould-Hocine, Manette Juvin, Véronique Dubois, Véronique Loncle-Provot, Valérie Lefranc, Claudine Quentin, Nicole Lambert, and Guillaume Arlet

Evaluation of the Osiris Expert System for Identification of ß-Lactam Phenotypes in Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3712-3718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annette Kaetzke, Henrike Körner, Susanne Kneist, and Klaus Eschrich

Oral Actinomyces Isolates Forming Red Colonies on Brain Heart Blood Agar Can Be Unambiguously Classified as A. odontolyticus by Macroscopic Examination
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3729-3731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ed J. Kuijper, Servi Stevens, Toshihiro Imamura, Bob de Wever, and Eric C. J. Claas

Genotypic Identification of Erythromycin-Resistant Campylobacter Isolates as Helicobacter Species and Analysis of Resistance Mechanism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3732-3736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simanti Datta, Santanu Chattopadhyay, G. Balakrish Nair, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Jabaranjan Hembram, Douglas E. Berg, Dhira Rani Saha, Asis Khan, Amal Santra, S. K. Bhattacharya, and Abhijit Chowdhury

Virulence Genes and Neutral DNA Markers of Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Different Ethnic Communities of West Bengal, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3737-3743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kari S. Gobius, Glen M. Higgs, and Patricia M. Desmarchelier

Presence of Activatable Shiga Toxin Genotype (stx_2d) in Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli from Livestock Sources
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3777-3783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey E. Christensen, Jennifer A. Stencil, and Kurt D. Reed

Rapid Identification of Bacteria from Positive Blood Cultures by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Profile Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3790-3800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Florence Fenollar, Marie-Laure Birg, Valérie Gauduchon, and Didier Raoult

Culture of Tropheryma whipplei from Human Samples: a 3-Year Experience (1999 to 2002)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3816-3822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. F. Boyd, S. Porwollik, F. Blackmer, and M. McClelland

Differences in Gene Content among Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3823-3828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David C. Richardson, Lisa Louie, Marie Louie, and Andrew E. Simor

Evaluation of a Rapid PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Meningococcal Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3851-3853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katja Stuber, Sarah E. Burr, Martin Braun, Thomas Wahli, and Joachim Frey

Type III Secretion Genes in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Are Located on a Large Thermolabile Virulence Plasmid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3854-3856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heike Claus, Hanne Weinand, Matthias Frosch, and Ulrich Vogel

Identification of the Hypervirulent Lineages of Neisseria meningitidis, the ST-8 and ST-11 Complexes, by Using Monoclonal Antibodies Specific to NmeDI
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3873-3876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Tasker, C. R. Helps, M. J. Day, D. A. Harbour, S. E. Shaw, S. Harrus, G. Baneth, R. G. Lobetti, R. Malik, J. P. Beaufils, C. R. Belford, and T. J. Gruffydd-Jones

Phylogenetic Analysis of Hemoplasma Species: an International Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3877-3880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katrina Levi and Kevin J. Towner

Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Blood with the EVIGENE MRSA Detection Kit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3890-3892. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Giakkoupi, A. Xanthaki, M. Kanelopoulou, A. Vlahaki, V. Miriagou, S. Kontou, E. Papafraggas, H. Malamou-Lada, L. S. Tzouvelekis, N. J. Legakis, and A. C. Vatopoulos

VIM-1 Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains in Greek Hospitals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3893-3896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John V. McDowell, Emily Tran, Duncan Hamilton, Jill Wolfgang, Kelley Miller, and Richard T. Marconi

Analysis of the Ability of Spirochete Species Associated with Relapsing Fever, Avian Borreliosis, and Epizootic Bovine Abortion To Bind Factor H and Cleave C3b
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3905-3910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. D. D. Pitout, M. D. Reisbig, E. C. Venter, D. L. Church, and N. D. Hanson

Modification of the Double-Disk Test for Detection of Enterobacteriaceae Producing Extended-Spectrum and AmpC ß-Lactamases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3933-3935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mandy L Edwards, Peter K. Fagan, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Bart J. Currie, and Kadaba S. Sriprakash

Strains of Streptococcus pyogenes from Severe Invasive Infections Bind HEp2 and HaCaT Cells More Avidly than Strains from Uncomplicated Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3936-3938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. A. Bhuiyan, Firdausi Qadri, A. S. G. Faruque, M. A Malek, M. A. Salam, Farida Nato, J. M. Fournier, S. Chanteau, David A. Sack, and G. Balakrish Nair

Use of Dipsticks for Rapid Diagnosis of Cholera Caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 from Rectal Swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3939-3941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Hallin, N. Maes, B. Byl, F. Jacobs, Y. De Gheldre, and M. J. Struelens

Clinical Impact of a PCR Assay for Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Determination of Methicillin Resistance Directly from Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3942-3944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adriana Gonçalves Oliveira, Adriana Santos, Juliana Becattini Guerra, Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha, Celso Affonso Oliveira, Mônica Maria Demas Álvares Cabral, Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Nogueira, and Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz

babA2- and cagA-Positive Helicobacter pylori Strains Are Associated with Duodenal Ulcer and Gastric Carcinoma in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3964-3966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kelley A. Gordon, Paul R. Rhomberg, and Ronald N. Jones

Commercial Broth Microdilution Panel Validation and Reproducibility Trials for Garenoxacin (BMS-284756), a Novel Desfluoroquinolone
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3967-3969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Annie Ruest, Sophie Michaud, Sylvie Deslandes, and Eric H. Frost

Comparison of the Directigen Flu A+B Test, the QuickVue Influenza Test, and Clinical Case Definition to Viral Culture and Reverse Transcription-PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3487-3493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey J. Germer, Michele M. Lins, Monica E. Jensen, W. Scott Harmsen, Duane M. Ilstrup, P. Shawn Mitchell, Franklin R. Cockerill, III, and Robin Patel

Evaluation of the MagNA Pure LC Instrument for Extraction of Hepatitis C Virus RNA for the COBAS AMPLICOR Hepatitis C Virus Test, Version 2.0
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3503-3508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angela M. Caliendo, Belinda Yen-Lieberman, Jovana Baptista, Janet Andersen, Clyde Crumpacker, Rob Schuurman, Stephen A. Spector, James Bremer, and Nell S. Lurain

Comparison of Molecular Tests for Detection and Quantification of Cell-Associated Cytomegalovirus DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3509-3513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julia H. Knepp, Melissa A. Geahr, Michael S. Forman, and Alexandra Valsamakis

Comparison of Automated and Manual Nucleic Acid Extraction Methods for Detection of Enterovirus RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3532-3536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Klaus Korn, Heide Reil, Hauke Walter, and Barbara Schmidt

Quality Control Trial for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drug Resistance Testing Using Clinical Samples Reveals Problems with Detecting Minority Species and Interpretation of Test Results
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3559-3565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miren Iturriza-Gòmara, Emma Anderton, Gagandeep Kang, Chris Gallimore, Wendy Phillips, Ulrich Desselberger, and Jim Gray

Evidence for Genetic Linkage between the Gene Segments Encoding NSP4 and VP6 Proteins in Common and Reassortant Human Rotavirus Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3566-3573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nadia F. Habib-Bein, William H. Beckwith, III, Donald Mayo, and Marie L. Landry

Comparison of SmartCycler Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay in a Public Health Laboratory with Direct Immunofluorescence and Cell Culture Assays in a Medical Center for Detection of Influenza A Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3597-3601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

In-Soo Choi, Hyuk-Joon Kwon, Na-Ri Shin, and Han Sang Yoo

Identification of Swine Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) and Prevalence of Anti-HEV Antibodies in Swine and Human Populations in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3602-3608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Gaudy, Alain Moreau, Pascal Veillon, Stephanie Temoin, Francoise Lunel, and Alain Goudeau

Significance of Pretreatment Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b Hypervariable Region 1 Sequences To Predict Antiviral Outcome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3615-3622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stéphanie Côté, Yacine Abed, and Guy Boivin

Comparative Evaluation of Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of the Human Metapneumovirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3631-3635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carl Kirkwood, Nada Bogdanovic-Sakran, Enzo Palombo, Paul Masendycz, Helen Bugg, Graeme Barnes, and Ruth Bishop

Genetic and Antigenic Characterization of Rotavirus Serotype G9 Strains Isolated in Australia between 1997 and 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3649-3654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth B. Kauffman, Susan A. Jones, Alan P. Dupuis, II, Kiet A. Ngo, Kristen A. Bernard, and Laura D. Kramer

Virus Detection Protocols for West Nile Virus in Vertebrate and Mosquito Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3661-3667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Staffan Görander, Bo Svennerholm, and Jan-Åke Liljeqvist

Secreted Portion of Glycoprotein G of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Is a Novel Antigen for Type-Discriminating Serology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3681-3686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Leparc-Goffart, Bertrand Poirier, Annie El Zaouk, Marie-Hélène Tissier, and Florence Fuchs

New Generation of Cell Culture Assay for Smallpox Vaccine Potency
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3687-3689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Munira Hussain, Chi-Jen Chu, Erwin Sablon, and Anna S. F. Lok

Rapid and Sensitive Assays for Determination of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Genotypes and Detection of HBV Precore and Core Promoter Variants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3699-3705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karine Hadaya, Werner Wunderli, Christelle Deffernez, Pierre-Yves Martin, Gilles Mentha, Isabelle Binet, Luc Perrin, and Laurent Kaiser

Monitoring of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients by an Ultrasensitive Plasma PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3757-3764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Sofi Ibrahim, David A. Kulesh, Sharron S. Saleh, Inger K. Damon, Joseph J. Esposito, Alan L. Schmaljohn, and Peter B. Jahrling

Real-Time PCR Assay To Detect Smallpox Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3835-3839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Mengelle, K. Sandres-Sauné, C. Pasquier, L. Rostaing, J.-M. Mansuy, M. Marty, I. Da Silva, M. Attal, P. Massip, and J. Izopet

Automated Extraction and Quantification of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in Whole Blood by Real-Time PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3840-3845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Marc Reynes, Sivuth Ong, Channa Mey, Chantha Ngan, Stefan Hoyer, and Amadou A. Sall

Improved Molecular Detection of Dengue Virus Serotype 1 Variants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3864-3867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. E. L. van den Berk, P. H. J. Frissen, R. M. Regez, and P. J. G. M. Rietra

Evaluation of the Rapid Immunoassay Determine HIV 1/2 for Detection of Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Types 1 and 2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3868-3869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chiara Rebucci, Antonella Cerino, Agostino Cividini, Letizia Timo, Milena Furione, and Mario U. Mondelli

Monitoring Response to Antiviral Therapy for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection by a Core-Antigen Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3881-3884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yan Sergerie and Guy Boivin

Evaluation of Susceptibility of Human Herpesvirus 8 to Antiviral Drugs by Quantitative Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3897-3900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Béatrice Nicollier-Jamot, Valérie Pico, Pierre Pothier, and Evelyne Kohli

Molecular Cloning, Expression, Self-Assembly, Antigenicity, and Seroepidemiology of a Genogroup II Norovirus Isolated in France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3901-3904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Kabilan, S. Balasubramanian, S. M. Keshava, V. Thenmozhi, G. Sekar, S. C. Tewari, N. Arunachalam, R. Rajendran, and K. Satyanarayana

Dengue Disease Spectrum among Infants in the 2001 Dengue Epidemic in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3919-3921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohammed I. Adah, Shigeo Nagashima, Mitsutaka Wakuda, and Koki Taniguchi

Close Relationship between G8-Serotype Bovine and Human Rotaviruses Isolated in Nigeria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3945-3950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Caudai, M. Battiata, M. P. Riccardi, M. Toti, P. Bonazza, M. G. Padula, M. Pianese, and P. E. Valensin

Vertical Transmission of the Hepatitis C Virus to Infants of Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Mothers: Molecular Evolution of Hypervariable Region 1 in Prenatal and Perinatal or Postnatal Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3955-3959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vito Martella, Valentina Terio, Giuseppe Del Gaudio, Mattia Gentile, Paola Fiorente, Salvatore Barbuti, and Canio Buonavoglia

Detection of the Emerging Rotavirus G9 Serotype at High Frequency in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3960-3963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Hisashi Inokuma, Yukako Yoshizaki, Yojiro Shimada, Yoshimi Sakata, Masaru Okuda, and Takafumi Onishi

Epidemiological Survey of Babesia Species in Japan Performed with Specimens from Ticks Collected from Dogs and Detection of New Babesia DNA Closely Related to Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3494-3498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. van Duijkeren, W. J. B. Wannet, D. J. Houwers, and W. van Pelt

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Salmonella Strains Isolated from Humans, Cattle, Pigs, and Chickens in The Netherlands from 1984 to 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3574-3578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth A. Turpin, Dale C. Lauer, and David E. Swayne

Development and Evaluation of a Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Avian Metapneumovirus Type C-Specific Antibodies in Multiple Domestic Avian Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3579-3583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Waters, Amanda Savoie, Helen S. Garmory, Dawn Bueschel, Michel R. Popoff, J. Glenn Songer, Richard W. Titball, Bruce A. McClane, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker

Genotyping and Phenotyping of Beta2-Toxigenic Clostridium perfringens Fecal Isolates Associated with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Piglets
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3584-3591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angelika Url, Uwe Truyen, Barbara Rebel-Bauder, Herbert Weissenböck, and Peter Schmidt

Evidence of Parvovirus Replication in Cerebral Neurons of Cats
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3801-3805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ernesto Liebana, Richard P. Smith, Elisabeth Lindsay, Ian McLaren, Claire Cassar, Felicity A. Clifton-Hadley, and Giles A. Paiba

Genetic Diversity among Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates from Bovines Living on Farms in England and Wales
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3857-3860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amina Kurtovic, Graeme N. Jarvis, Hilário C. Mantovani, and James B. Russell

Ability of Lysozyme and 2-Deoxyglucose To Differentiate Human and Bovine Streptococcus bovis Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3951-3954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Peter M. Hawkey, E. Grace Smith, Jason T. Evans, Philip Monk, Gerry Bryan, Huda H. Mohamed, Madhu Bardhan, and R. Nicholas Pugh

Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Compared to IS6110-Based Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis for Investigation of Apparently Clustered Cases of Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3514-3520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claus Aagaard, Marc Govaerts, Limei Meng Okkels, Peter Andersen, and John M. Pollock

Genomic Approach to Identification of Mycobacterium bovis Diagnostic Antigens in Cattle
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3719-3728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ayman Gaafar, M. Josebe Unzaga, Ramón Cisterna, Felicitas Elena Clavo, Elena Urra, Rafael Ayarza, and Gloria Martín

Evaluation of a Modified Single-Enzyme Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism Technique for Fingerprinting and Differentiating of Mycobacterium kansasii Type I Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3846-3850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacqueline Inwald, Jason Hinds, Si Palmer, James Dale, Philip D. Butcher, R. Glyn Hewinson, and Stephen V. Gordon

Genomic Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains Used for Production of Purified Protein Derivative
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3929-3932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Odile Villard, Denis Filisetti, Florence Roch-Deries, Justus Garweg, Jacques Flament, and Ermanno Candolfi

Comparison of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Immunoblotting, and PCR for Diagnosis of Toxoplasmic Chorioretinitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3537-3541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ali Haghighi, Seiki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Nitaya Thammapalerd, and Tomoyoshi Nozaki

Geographic Diversity among Genotypes of Entamoeba histolytica Field Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3748-3756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Lisa A. Cosentino, Daniel V. Landers, and Sharon L. Hillier

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Strand Displacement Amplification and Relevance of the Amplification Control for Use with Vaginal Swab Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3592-3596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heidi K. Goethert and Sam R. Telford, III

Enzootic Transmission of Anaplasma bovis in Nantucket Cottontail Rabbits
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3744-3747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julius Schachter, William M. McCormack, Max A. Chernesky, David H. Martin, Barbara Van Der Pol, Peter A. Rice, Edward W. Hook, III, Walter E. Stamm, Thomas C. Quinn, and Joan M. Chow

Vaginal Swabs Are Appropriate Specimens for Diagnosis of Genital Tract Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3784-3789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James E. Futse, Massaro W. Ueti, Donald P. Knowles, Jr., and Guy H. Palmer

Transmission of Anaplasma marginale by Boophilus microplus: Retention of Vector Competence in the Absence of Vector-Pathogen Interaction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3829-3834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amanda D. Loftis, Robert F. Massung, and Michael L. Levin

Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3870-3872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth E. Culler, Angela M. Caliendo, and Frederick S. Nolte

Reproducibility of Positive Test Results in the BDProbeTec ET System for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3911-3914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

D. J. Diekema, S. A. Messer, R. J. Hollis, R. N. Jones, and M. A. Pfaller

Activities of Caspofungin, Itraconazole, Posaconazole, Ravuconazole, Voriconazole, and Amphotericin B against 448 Recent Clinical Isolates of Filamentous Fungi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3623-3626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvia Helena Marques da Silva, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Maria Heloisa Souza Lima Blotta, José Daniel Lopes, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, and Zoilo Pires de Camargo

Detection of Circulating gp43 Antigen in Serum, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Paracoccidioidomycosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3675-3680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arianna Tavanti, Neil A. R. Gow, Sonia Senesi, Martin C. J. Maiden, and Frank C. Odds

Optimization and Validation of Multilocus Sequence Typing for Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3765-3776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A.-M. Freydiere, R. Robert, C. Ploton, A. Marot-Leblond, F. Monerau, and F. Vandenesch

Rapid Identification of Candida glabrata with a New Commercial Test, GLABRATA RTT
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3861-3863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. B. Porteous, A. M. Grooters, S. W. Redding, E. H. Thompson, M. G. Rinaldi, G. S. De Hoog, and D. A. Sutton

Identification of Exophiala mesophila Isolated from Treated Dental Unit Waterlines
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3885-3889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Livio Pagano, Gabriella Pagliari, Luana Fianchi, Luca Mele, Marilena La Sorda, Angelica Franco, and Giovanni Fadda

Comparison of Real-Time PCR, Conventional PCR, and Galactomannan Antigen Detection by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples from Hematology Patients for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3922-3925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

D. J. Diekema, S. E. Beekmann, K. C. Chapin, K. A. Morel, E. Munson, and G. V. Doern

Epidemiology and Outcome of Nosocomial and Community-Onset Bloodstream Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3655-3660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Aires de Sousa and H. de Lencastre

Evolution of Sporadic Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hospitals and Their Similarities to Isolates of Community-Acquired MRSA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3806-3815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Campos, Belén Aracil, Federico Román, and María Pérez-Vázquez

Molecular Epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Isolated from Children with Clinical Cases of Conjugate Vaccine Failures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3915-3918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Llovo, Estíbaliz Mateo, Angeles Muñoz, María Urquijo, Stephen L. W. On, and Aurora Fernández-Astorga

Molecular Typing of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Involved in a Neonatal Outbreak Indicates Nosocomial Transmission
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3926-3928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Ana Lucia Sampaio Sgambatti de Andrade, Fabiana Cristina Pimenta, Maria Cristina C. Brandileone, Cristina Aparecida Laval, Maria Luiza Guerra, João Guimarães de Andrade, and Jose Luis Di Fabio

Genetic Relationship between Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Nasopharyngeal and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Two Infants with Pneumococcal Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3970-3972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Gibson K. S. Woo, Ami M. Y. Fung, Antonio H. Y. Ngan, Wai-ting Hui, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Seronegative Bacteremic Melioidosis Caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei with Ambiguous Biochemical Profile: Clinical Importance of Accurate Identification by 16S rRNA Gene and groEL Gene Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3973-3977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuhiko Hirabayashi, Tomonori Ishii, Takao Kodera, Hiroshi Fujii, Yasuhiko Munakata, and Takeshi Sasaki

Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection and Transient Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickening in a Young, Otherwise Healthy Woman
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3978-3980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William J. Steinbach, Wiley A. Schell, Jackie L. Miller, and John R. Perfect

Scedosporium prolificans Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Child Treated with Voriconazole and Caspofungin, as Well as Locally Applied Polyhexamethylene Biguanide
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3981-3985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Engelhart, F. Saborowski, M. Krakau, G. Scherholz-Schlösser, I. Heyer, and M. Exner

Severe Serratia liquefaciens Sepsis following Vitamin C Infusion Treatment by a Naturopathic Practitioner
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3986-3988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chiranjoy Mukhopadhyay, Anudita Bhargava, and Archana Ayyagari

Novel Nosocomial Infections by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: First Reported Case from Lucknow, North India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3989-3990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beloo Mirakhur, Samir S. Shah, Adam J. Ratner, Scott M. Goldstein, Louis M. Bell, and Jean O. Kim

Cat Scratch Disease Presenting as Orbital Abscess and Osteomyelitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3991-3993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massimo Marangi, Barbara Zechini, Angelica Fileti, Giorgio Quaranta, and Antonio Aceti

Hymenolepis diminuta Infection in a Child Living in the Urban Area of Rome, Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3994-3995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gian-Luigi Cartolano, Christophe Barbier, Leïla Arnoult, Didier Simon, Jean-Louis Ricome, and Jan Hayon

Fatal Acute Cellulitis Due to Neisseria meningitidis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3996-3997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hassan Namdari, Sirus Hamzavi, and Randall R. Peairs

Rhizobium (Agrobacterium) radiobacter Identified as a Cause of Chronic Endophthalmitis Subsequent to Cataract Extraction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3998-4000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Jean-Marc Rolain, P. E. Fournier, Didier Raoult, and J. J. Bonerandi

First Isolation and Detection by Immunofluorescence Assay of Bartonella koehlerae in Erythrocytes from a French Cat
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4001-4002. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suzanne Gray, Jim Glancy, Colette O'Hare, Geraldine Doran, and Martin Cormican

Failure To Detect Salmonella enterica Serovar Dublin on Aes Laboratoire Salmonella Agar Plate
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4003. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronald N. Jones and Lalitagauri M. Deshpande

Distribution of fsr among Enterococcus faecalis Isolates from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4004-4005. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay K. Shukla, Mary F. Vandermause, Edward A. Belongia, Kurt D. Reed, Susan M. Paskewitz, and James Kazmierczak

Importance of Primer Specificity for PCR Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophila among Ixodes scapularis Ticks from Wisconsin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4006. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manuel De La Rosa-Fraile

Granada Agar Sensitivity and Detection of Group B Streptococcus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4007. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alberto Gil-Setas, Ana Mazon, Jesus Alfaro, Pedro Idigoras, M. Drancourt, and D. Raoult

Blood Agar, Chocolate Agar, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4008. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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